Decapping and recapping tool



(No Mbdel.)

H-BARLOW.

DEGAPPING AND REGAPPING TO0L.. No. 486,659. Patented NOVYZZ, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. BARLOl/V, OF NEYV HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

DECAPPING AND RECAPPING TOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.486,659, dated November22, 1892. Application filed March 2, 1892. Serial No.423,488- (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. BARLow, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Haven,in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDecapping and Recapping Tools; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inhand-loading tools for cartridges; but it is more particularly theobject of myinvention to provide a combined decapping and recapping toolfor use in reloading rifle and pistol cartridges, which shall be simpleand cheap in construction, and which may be readily adapted to shells ofvarious calibers; and with these ends in view my invention consists inthe construction and combination of elements hereinafter fullyexplained, and then recited in the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertainsmay fully understand its construction and method of operation, I willdescribe the same in detail, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure1 shows my invention in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a detail horizontalsection through Fig.1 at the line y y; Fig. 3, a detail section throughthe end of one of the handles; Fig. 4, a detail front elevation of aseat-block of smaller size than shown at Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 adecapping-plug of a smaller size.

A pair of handles 1 and 2 are pivoted together, as at 3. The handle 1 isfurnished with a stud or seater 4, adapted to engage with and seat theprimer in the recess provided therefor in the base of the shell.

The handle 2 at 3 is recessed or bowed laterally, as seen particularlyat Fig. 2, and in this recess or bow is inserted a semicircularseat-block 5, which is detachably secured in place by means of athumb-screw 6, passing through the handle and entering a threaded holein the seat-block, as clearly appears at Fig. 2. At the lower edge ofthe bowed part of the handle is formed a narrow shelf or flange 12.(Shown in edge View at Fig. 1 and in dotted lines at Fig. 2.) The block5 rests upon this, thereby relieving the screw from the strain caused bythe capping operation. I provide with each tool a number of seatblocksof various internal diameters, which are readily insertible for use inconnection with shells of different sizes. The outer end of the handle 2is socketed and is designed to support therein a decapping-plug 7, whichis held in place by a thumb-screw 8, and Iintend to furnish with eachtool several plugs. The plug has a primer-punch 9 seated in its end andheld therein by a screw 10, and by removing the punch the plug may serveas a rammer or wad-seater, if required.

By the use of detachable seat-blocks of the semicircular shape shown theoperation of insertin g the shellto receive the primer is greatlyfacilitated and time saved as compared with the time required to insertashell in a capping-tool having a hole through one of the handles. Theease with which my improved tool may be changed to operate'on differentcalibers makes it extremely convenient to the sportsman.

I claim- 1. In a tool of the character described, a pair of handlespivoted together, one of said handles bearing a seating and the otherhandle having a lateral bend or recess, in combination with asemicircular shell seat-block fitted to said bend and a screwwherebysaid block is held and detached, substantially as specified. I

2. A decappingand recapping-tool, the same consisting of the pivotedhandles, as described, whereof one is provided with a curvedblockholding recess adapted to hold the seatingblock and with asocketfor holding the decapping-block, and means for fastening the latter, andthe removable seating-block adapted to and secured in the recess, thewhole arranged substantially as described.

3. In a decapping-tool, a pair of pivoted handles, one provided with alateral recess havsuch plug and means for securing it in the 10 ing aflange or shelf 12, in combination with socket, substantially asdescribed. a removable seating-block adapted to fit said In testimonywhereof I affix my signature in recess and means for securing saidseatingpresence of two witnesses.

5 block in position, substantially as described.

4. In a decapping and recapping tool, a pair JOHN BARLOVV of pivotedlevers, as described, one of which Witnesses: is provided at its endwith a socket for hold- LOUIS A. BABCOCK, ing the decapping-plug, incombination with A. M. KENDRIOK.

